Manager, Business Controls

**How will I help?**

Financial Markets, a vital division that specialises in providing derivatives products to support our customers while assisting the Group’s Treasury function in managing Westpac’s funding risks. We are currently seeking an experienced and motivated individual to join us as the Manager, Business Controls and Monitoring.

The Manager, BCM will play a critical role in supporting the Senior Manager - Control Execution across various aspects of regulatory control and risk management. This role involves performing essential regulatory controls on behalf of the Financial Markets franchise, ensuring compliance with regulations such as CFTC and APRA. In this role you'll proactively seek opportunities to enhance existing controls and develop key risk/control indicators. Additionally, you will be instrumental in supporting the effective implementation of business processes resulting from regulatory changes. This will require close collaboration with the 1st Line of Defence (1LoD) team, business units, and project stakeholders.

Key responsibilities include:

- Execute key regulatory controls for the Financial Markets franchise, including CFTC and APRA regulations.
- Identify and drive opportunities to enhance existing controls and develop essential risk/control indicators.
- Collaborate with the 1LoD team, business units, and project stakeholders to implement business processes in response to regulatory changes.
- Provide input and expertise on global derivatives regulations, operational processes, and associated business impacts.

**What’s in it for me?**

You’ll play a significant part of the future of a business that has been around for 200 years. Our purpose is to create better futures together. So, we’ll back you in the development of your career, internal career prospects, and flexible working. You’ll also keep learning to grown, backed by a fantastic team of people with a can-do, supportive structure. Whatever shape your family takes, we offer generous paid and unpaid parental leave for your nominated primary and support carers. This includes leave to organise adoptions, surrogacy, and foster care arrangements. And we continue to pay your super contributions while you take all the time you need to get your new family settled.

**What do I need?**

You'll possess a minimum of 3 years' experience, in Operational Risk or Audit with a strong understanding of the complete value chain of Financial Markets is considered desirable, showcasing your comprehensive grasp of the industry's intricacies. Sound understanding of Global Derivative Reform regulations is also desirable. Demonstrated experience collaborating with diverse stakeholders within financial institutions or large corporations is crucial, demonstrating your ability to navigate complex organisational environments. Your proven aptitude for engaging and communicating effectively with senior stakeholders further enhances your suitability for this role.

On a personal level, we are looking for an individual who can rise to new challenges and isn’t afraid of taking initiative, work independently, you consider yourself to be highly analytical, dynamic problem solver with exceptional attention to detail.

**What is it like to work there?**

We aim to provide one big, supportive team to help us achieve our purpose of creating better futures together. As well as competitive remuneration and a great culture, joining the Westpac family means you will get some of the best banking, wealth and insurance benefits in the market.

We back our employees by helping them work towards industry-recognised qualifications, using online learning, training modules and career planning tools for you to grow with us. We will even pay you to do volunteer or community work.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are proud to have created a culture and work environment that values diversity and flexibility - and champions inclusion.

**How do I apply?**

**Do you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process?**

At Westpac we are committed to providing a supportive culture and creating inclusive and accessible workplaces, branches, products and services for our customers, employees, and community.